Tabuk

A town in the north-west of the Arabian Peninsula. It was the furthest point reached by the Prophet's expedition in 630 CE, near the Byzantine frontier.

Its approximate coordinates are 28.38 N and 36.57 E ¹.

The museum's material on this place includes events that took place here: 10.

Events that took place here

• The expedition to Tabuk (630 CE)
• Abu Khaythama joins the Prophet (630 CE)
• The mockery of a group of hypocrites, and their excuses (630 CE)
• The Prophet's treaty with Ukaydir (630 CE)
• The straying of the Prophet's she-camel, and the words of Zayd ibn al-Lusayt (630 CE)
• The Prophet's treaty with Yuhanna ibn Ru'ba, lord of Ayla (630 CE)
• The burial of Abd Allah Dhu al-Bijadayn at Tabuk (630 CE)
• Abu Dharr lags behind and catches up on foot (630 CE)
• The Prophet's mosques between Medina and Tabuk (630 CE)
• The stay at Tabuk and the return to Medina (630 CE)

This page gathers what the museum links to the place: events, people and buildings. It is not a full historical description of the place. A description of the place and its history will be added from primary sources in the coming batches.